18″ Linux CNC Benchtop Mill System w/Ball Screws

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  • *Preferred unit of measurement for laser engraved portions
    Please note that our ball screws only come in a metric pitch

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Product Description

About the 18″ CNC Mill with Ball Screws

This machine is based on our 18″ NexGen 5800-series mill. The 18″ mill base with ball screws comes with all new saddles developed for the ball screws. The X/Y-mill saddle has been beefed up to accommodate the larger ball screws, and it has an electroless nickel/Teflon coating. This coating offers a hard surface that is rustproof, while the Teflon provides a friction coefficient of .1-.2u for smoother movement of the saddle and the table.

The new ball screw design for the column saddle reduces the overall Z-axis travel by 1.4″. Because the ball-nut does not allow the column saddle to move down as far as the old style column saddle, we made the new ball screw column saddle longer. This will allow you to move the headstock closer to the top of the mill table. However, you will still lose 1.4″ of overall travel in the Z-axis.

L: 5800 w/standard leadscrew
R: 18″ ball leadscrew mount
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The Z-axis column bed on the 18″ ball screw mill is mounted directly to the swing arm with an arm mount, unlike the 5800 NexGen mill that utilizes a movable clamping disk. This effectively eliminates the side-to-side rotational axis of the column bed.

The Axes of Movement of a Sherline 18″ Ball Screw Mill.

CNC-ready version shown for reference.
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Tthe table left/right movement is referred to as the X-axis. The table in/out movement is the Y-axis. Headstock up/down movement is referred to as the Z axis. The headstock can also be rotated on its saddle on Sherline mills (#4), the column ram can be moved in and out (#5), and the Z-axis column can be tilted forward and back (#6).

Ball Leadscrew Specifications

  • Rolled Ball Screw with BSH Nut
  • 10mm Diameter, 2mm Lead
  • C7 Accuracy*, P1 Preload
    *C7 accuracy has a linear tolerance of 50 micrometers / 300mm or .002″ / 12.0″.

The ball screws are only available in metric, so the numeric graduations on the handwheel dials are 2mm per revolution and .02mm per line.

Standard equipment for the model 86858 CNC Mill includes:

  • A powerful 90V DC motor with electronic speed controller
  • 18″ base
  • Electroless nickel/Teflon coated mill saddle
  • 18.0″ (457 mm) x 2.75″ (70 mm) table with two T-slots
  • 7″ x 13″ tooling plate with three T-slots
  • 15″ mill column bed with nickel/Teflon coating
  • Headstock spacer block
  • Stepper-motor mounts with high-torque couplings
  •  2-1/2″ (63mm) adjustable “zero” handwheel on the Z-axis and 2″ (51mm) adjustable “zero” handwheels on the X- and Y-axes. Each handwheel has laser engraved aluminum handwheel collars
  • ¼” Drill Chuck w/ key, #1 Morse arbor with drawbolt
  • Pulleys, drive belt, three hexagonal keys, spindle bars, gib removal tool, eight-foot three-wire power cord, and instruction manual
  • Oil reservoirs on the X/Y axes and the Z-axis to help keep critical parts lubricated.
  • Brass leadscrew cover that keeps chips off the rear of the Y-axis leadscrew
  • Accordion way cover

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The improper use of machine tools and their accessories can result in serious injury. Before using this tool, thoroughly read the instructions and make sure you understand its proper and safe use.

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Download PDF Assembly and Instruction Guide

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Download PDF 6858 Exploded View

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Download PDF Ball Screw Mill Unpacking and Assembly Notice

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Download PDF Instructions for Sherline Limit Switches and Mounts

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Download PDF 5920/5958 Ball Screw Way Cover Instructions

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Max clearance
(table to spindle)
12.875″ (327 mm)
Throat
(no spacer)
Adjustable
Throat
(w/ headstock spacer)
Adjustable
Travel, X-Axis 12.80″ (325.1mm)
Travel, Y-Axis 11.00″ (279 mm)
Travel, Z-Axis 9.25″ (235 mm)
Hole through spindle .405″ (10 mm)
Spindle nose thread 3/4″-16 T.P.I.
Spindle nose taper #1 Morse
Spindle runout of Morse taper .0005″ or less
Handwheel graduations .02 mm
Electronically controlled spindle speed range 70 to 2800 RPM
Width Overall* 25.25″ (641.3 mm)
Depth Overall* Base footprint: 26″ (660.4 mm); With fully extended brass leadscrew cover: 33.25″ (844.5 mm)
Height Overall (Max.)* 29.375″ (746 mm)
Table size 2.75″ x 18.00″ (70 x 457 mm)
Hold-down provision 3 T-Slots (with 7″ x 13″ tooling plate)
Shipping Weight 82 lb. (37.19 kg)
Movements in addition
to X-, Y- and Z-axes
Headstock rotation (90° left/right), Column pivot (90° Fwd/Bk), Column travel (In/Out) 5.5″ (140 mm)
Motor 90 volt DC with electronic speed control that accepts any incoming current from 100VAC to 240 VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz.
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Spindle Speed Range 70-2800 RPM continuously variable by electronic speed control

*Overall dimensions include motor and speed control